Lauren Nietschke

Lauren Nietschke

Fellow

Current Country

Australia 🇦🇺

Current City

Barossa Valley

Intuition

Cultivating inner knowing

A question currently animating me about the inner life/spirit is:

How do I define home, when physically, I'm not in a place for longer than three months?

December 31, 2025

A question currently animating me about the outer world/universe/multiverse is:

In an era of profound loneliness, how can we reclaim third spaces and promote natural and welcoming human interaction?

December 31, 2025

The practices I’m finding most helpful at the moment are:

Journaling

December 31, 2025

A moment I noticed my inner light kindled this month was:

Returning home after my travels. Being back home surrounded by my family really replenished my heart <3

December 31, 2025

A moment I noticed my inner light dwindled this month was:

During the last week of my travels, I found myself reflecting on the last few months. While ready to return home, part of my still felt as though there as more for me to experience, and my journey was not over yet.

December 31, 2025

Courage

Aligning action

Assumptions I'm examining right now are:

Time/Attention

December 31, 2025

I originally assumed:

I used to think that maximising my time revolved around getting from point a - b the most efficient way possible.

December 31, 2025

These assumptions are changing:

Now I sense that maximising my 'time' is dependent on what I'm learning throughout the journey, and what experiences I am gaining during said journey, instead of what is at b.

December 31, 2025

A moment I stepped out of my comfort zone this month was:

For my last dinner in Peru, I took myself out to a nice restaurant alone. Sitting by myself in a place where people rarely dine alone, I realised I was comfortable, but also questioning the difference between being alone and feeling lonely.

December 31, 2025

Compassion

Engaged Empathy

Something that is helping me build trusting relationships here is:

Whatsapp! What a wonderful app to connect with anybody and everybody across the globe :)

December 31, 2025

Digital Detox Retreat

Number of days I've gone without technology

Number of days I've gone without technology

22

Being intentionally away from technology and distractions has taught me:

How fulfilled my life is when I’m in the mountains, rivers, and trees. The sensation of inner being and connection to the sacred when I’m present with Mother Earth.

October 30, 2025

Gratitude

Peers I'm grateful for:

Naomi Løvstad Wettstein

Thank you for our continuing friendship, and always being there to talk, its so lovely learning about your journey in Patagonia <33

December 31, 2025

Kashimani Simasiku

Thank you for your unique perspectives, I love whenever we chat!

December 1, 2025

Kashimani Simasiku

Hey Kash, I am really glad we got to chat last Friday during our one on one chat. It was so lovely getting to know you, and I can’t wait to see how our relationship flourishes!

October 30, 2025

Naomi Løvstad Wettstein

Thank you for our call last week. Even though we haven’t met one another yet, I cannot wait to see our friendship flourish and see where our adventures in the near future will take us <33

September 29, 2025

Douglas Teixeira de Queiroz Santos

Doug! It has been absolutely wonderful being able to get to know you more. Our conversations throughout the past couple of weeks have been so enriching and have really made me think more introspectively about my life, the world, and travel in general <3

September 3, 2025

Catalina Cox

Thank you for your support with helping me navigate timezones! From helping me throughout the UWC app process to even now over 3 yrs later I'm really so grateful for everything you have supported me with <3

July 28, 2025

Peers who have expressed gratitude for me:

Lexi Bennett-Williams

Thank you (to you and Naomi) for leading such a lovely session, I really enjoy discussing this topic!! Also thank you for a lovely meet up, what so comforting to see a familiar face!

November 6, 2025

Naomi Løvstad Wettstein

This wavelength we are riding on, has had me on a high. Being in such similar shoes has allowed for seeds to be planted here. I can’t wait to watch our relationship grow. I look forward to more conversations with you and continuation of these awesome waves. Thank you Lauren!

September 30, 2025

Lydia Belz

reaching out to me when the flight school first started. It helped me to feel more like I was joining a community.

August 5, 2025

Magical Moments

Light-kindling moments

Light-kindling moments

Flamingos in the Andes!

Sep 27, 2025

Feeling welcomed by the world around me. 4500m above sea level, only myself and my travel companions were at this lake. Without access to wifi (or the world at large!) I felt truly present in the space I was existing in—both physically (the earth and mountains had let me inhibit this space) and mentally (I was at peace, without the buzz of the world beyond).